Anticreeper for railroad-rails.



D. P. VAUGHAN ANTIGREEPER FOR RAILROAD RAILS.

' APPLICATION FILED DEC. 16, 1913. 1,099,525.

Patented June 9, 1914 ATTORNEY means may be operated to raise one UNITED DAVID F. VAUGHAN, OF .BIVERTON, NEW Jensen ANTICREEPEB FOR Specification of Letters Patent.

RAILriQZin-RAILS.

Patented June 9, 1914.

V, lV nnflflwApplicationfileflDecember 16,1913. Serial No. 806,962.

lie it known that I, DAY) F. VAUGHAN, a citizen of the United States residing at ltiverton. in the county of Burlington and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and nsefiil improvements in Anticreepers t'or Railrmid-lhiils, of which the following is a specification;

My invention relates to anticreepers for railroad rails, and particularly to thatv type thereof wherein a bar adapted to extend beneath a rail base is employed in c0njunction with means on one end of the bar a lapted to engage one side of a rail base and adjustable means on the other end of the bar adapted to engage the other side of a rail base and" operative to clamp the anticreeper to a rail.

The objoot of m] invention is to provide an anticreeper otthe above general character. with a novel, simple. efficient and adjustable means on one/end ot the bar and operative to firml clamp the anticreeper lo a rail.

it turther object of m v invention is to provide a novel slop part adapted to engage a stationarypart ot' a road bed, and to construct the parts of the anticieeper so that the stop part ma he clamped between the bar and thebottom of the rail by operating said adjustable means to raise one end of the. bar.

'l'nrther object oi m v invention is to c nstruct the partsso that said adjustable end of the bar and thereby spring it from; a normal condition and cause it to'firmlv hold the antieroeper in position in tending to. resume saidnmrimrl condition: and a further l object ol my invention is to provide various porel features of construction and eombinations of parts as will he hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating my invention: Figure l. is a side elevation of a portion of a railroad rail, :1 and my improved Fig. 2. is

an elevation of the parts shown in Fig. l. i as seen from a position looking at oneend view of the portion. of a cross tie anticreeper applied to the rail.

of the rail. Fig. 3. is a plan parts shown in Fig. i. Fig. 4. 1% a view showing the relations ot' parts ot the anti- 5 creeper to each other and to the rail in; one position thereof darlng the application 1 of the amicreeper to the rail. big. o, is a 1 view of a modification of the locking memher.

Referring to the drawings, 2 designates a portion of a railroad crosstie and 3 a railroad rail of usual construction. The cross tie Qforms a stationary part of the road bed which supports the rail and over which the ail tends to creep under the well known conditions.

My improved anticreeper is applied to the base a of the rail 3, and. in its pre-' {erred form, is constructed as follows:

lxtending trz-rnsversely beneath the rail I) is a bar 5 having a rail gripping part or hoolit 6 formed on one end thereof which extends over one side of therail. base l. The other end of th bar 5 also has a hook 7 formed thereon, comprising an. upwardly extending portion 8 spaced from the adjacent side of the rail base wt, and an inwardly extending portion 9 extending over the adjacent side of the rail base 4. The distance between the portion 8 and rail gripping hook (S is such that the rail base t may be passed between the portion 8 and book 6 after the portion 9 has been first passed over one side of the-rail ba'sef interposed between the hook T and the adjacent side of the rail base i a lockingmember 10 which ext nds between the top of the at 11. and which extends between the side of the rail base l and the hook portion 8 at 12; the part it serving to hold the por tion 9 raised from the rail base -l-. and the part 12 serving to maintain the rail gripping book (3 in proper engagement with the rail base. The locking member 10 movable longitudinally of the. rail 2-; into and from the hook T, and one end of the member 1.0 has an inclined face 13 forming a wedge l t on one end of the member. \Vhen the parts are being assembled. the member ill is moved longiiinlinaltv ot the rail. in the direction of the arrow. into the hool; T. and. during such movement. the. wedge Ll engages the. portion 9 of the hook 7 and raises the adjacent end ot the bar 5. The

i the member 10 in the direction of the arrow while the parts are being assembled: and the member 10 also has an up *ardlv extending stop projection 16 at the wide end of the wedge'le and adapted to engage. the

ail base el and the hook portion 9,

oilwr \llll oli llac portion I l l waial morcr-a'nl ol llna incn'iiicr if) in l l lion on mailc lo llio arow, al'icr tin parts arc 'clnliloil. \Vlwn the par'la arc, ni s-rml lo l .o ll()()l\' portion 9 i. liorimnzlal l'aro l? oi ll'io rncmbcr l liem'cvn tlw liro siiop projections l and ill.

firrangorl centrally lacinzatli the rail, 3 i-s 2 lop purl, 1S wliioli is clam )(Hl l clwcon tlic illral portion of lhe bar 5 and the lmi'ioin Hm rail 7; on which in adapted to on or lllC- crow) 11c and preventthe circc iing llic rail '.ll1i:-; slop part l8 ilfoniprisos a oorizeonlai lioily portion 19 but-Ween. the rail 3 mil. -ar a Mai or flat; F30 extending iloix'nuarrlly from one Mi l of tho hotly {tor- {ion 15 adjacent the c tie 2, anrl a stop gimjoctiiorl i cxlicnljlin downwardly from l'llQ otlicz: curl of ilic boily "portion. 19 and. ne-

:39 Moon which and illotie 2 the bar in m 'aiieail.

'jilio sirlo :nrca of Lilo 'ioily poi" on I.) com'crn'c ir. ilio (.ll'llciiOl) away 'fron' tlie ric l tl'oi'inin a Worlga, an tint if he oar :7

' Who'll i ailonioi. to mow Willi rlisz 1 to 1; tap, lilo w go aharieo holly l l Y forced bctivacn Lln; and portions of the which oxt smls ngi-i'varnlly from tho 4 in a mannor para o tlic owl ifd'l'uh'iw oi Llio lllli' 53 from tho rail 3 and Lllcroby cansc the SiTUQ part l8 2o he inora firmly clamped bclzwoon the bar aorl the rail.

i in ilio ilirccmn'l of tho ol' lleo rail norm] lo pruvont acciportion. 9 real-x upon tho horizontal face 17 oil tho member l0 between tho two stop [)IU- jwlions l5 and 71G,llioliookporlaioniispring' in ovcr tho projection 16 as it passes l'licrculnlcr. TllHS the bar will, in lending to resume its normal condition, prcsa tzhc ll()()l\' anrl member 10 (lown firmly upon the rail lraso 4-, and prcss: the boily 19 of the stop part 18 firmly up against the bottom of the rail. This spring action in the bar :3 is an important; .fcalin'o of my invention and it cornymnsaics 10 any irregularity be tween the iliilcront Paris and n'laintains all parts of the anticrcepcr in constant readincr-s 'l'or acl ion at all t mes and ll'llflfil all conditions The spring action in the bar 5.1, while inn portant, is not essential in avcry form of embodiment of my inventiim; and, when a bar having no spring action is used the stop ]"rl()ji:CiJiO]1 i6 is omitted. and the inclined are 13 of ill? nimnlicr 1.0 extends from llio noinl: and of the wwlgo 14 to the stop 'pr0- as shown in Fig. 5, and the poi m. t of illc hook T, rests at all times upon inclinml face 1.3 of tho incmlior 10. cl aim The combination with av railroad rail having; a base, anal a stationary part; of a row] hull, of an anti-crooner adapted to on gaggle sai l s-z'iationary part and comprising a spring: l'lfll oxtoniling beneath the rail and proriilml will: a part engaging the bottom oi llio rail, one and ollsaid bar having a rail gripping part cxlicncling over one side of ilw ail hasc, anil a locking member onb ilijgf iliv olllcr vial of .said liar and tho top of lilo .rlwr aiilo of tlic ail basc, said mom-- lior inn ing a llUVUlQfil law oxlrml ng in the tllliftlilml ol' the hanglh ol Clio rail and a laptml in o largo an l rair-c ono coil of said liar \vlicn naiil n'icin n-r movcri longitml-inally 'Lla rail. and Maid lnll lici lll'illlllf" from a normal r-omlilion and or in l rail gripping par! awl z aiil incnilior rlovtnn'ar l anil nro ing sairl part. cno aging tho l otloir in oding to 1'(r-lli:ll, (l normal ronilnion. $3. 'llic mnillinalion Willi a railroail rail liming; a haw.v aml a .\'alion:n'}, iarr cl a roail ll l. of an nlicrccpcr aflzqfmwl l lr c saiil Maliana pal-l, and coin n'i:-iin a Til llilE-lill' cxicniliny; lmncall: lilac rail unrl izrwiilwl will: part Mara bring ilic liollozn ol' z'lw rail one (hl oi' aliri lmr having a rail 'l';1 i l1j" pal-l wtimnling; (J'Hl' onii airlc oi ill 11-: law. llio lliltl' cml oi i lzar havinn; an own- Hall ('X lfilllH Lf porl .n and an iiin'aiwll rxicnrlir portion above ll, oiln'l' :imi a, lo:

'wardly extending portion above part engaging the bottom of the rail upprovided with a )art engaging the bottom of the rail, one en of said bar having a rail gripping part extending over one side of the rail base, the other end of the bar having an upwardly extending portion and an in side of the rail base, and a locking member interposed between said inwardly extending portion and the top of the rail base, said member having an inclined face extending in the direction of-thelength'of the rail and adapted to engage and raise said inwardly extending portion-1 when said member is moved longitudinally of the rail, and said barbeing sprungfrom a normal condition and pressing said rail gripping part and said n'iember downwardly and pressing said part engaging: the bottom of the rail upwardly in tending to resume said normal condition. y v

4.7' lhe7combinat1on with a railroad rail having a base, and a stationary part of a road bed, or: an ant -creeper adapted to engagesaid stationary part and comprising a 'sprmgbar extendingbeneath the rail. and

provided. with a part engaging the bottom of therail, one end of said bar having a railgrippingpart extending over one side of the rail base, and a locking member engaging the other end of saith-bar and the top of the. other side of the rail base, said member having a beveled face extending in the direction of the length of the 'ail and adapted to engage and raise one end of said bar when said member is moved longitudinally of the rail, said member having a 1 stop projection adapted to engage one side of said bar and limit the movement of H id member longitudinally of the rail, and said bar being sprung froma normal condition ind pressing said rail gripping part and said member (lown\vai'dl and pressing said part engaging the bottom of the rail upwardly in tending to resume said normal condition.

5. The combination with a railroad rail having a-base, and a stationary part of a road bed, of an anti-creeperadapted to engage said stationary, part and comprising a spring bar, extending beneath the rail and provided with apart engaging the bottom of the rail, one end of said bar having a rail gripping part extending over one side of the rail base, and a locking member engaging the other end of said bar and the top of'the other side of the rail base, said mem' her having a beveled face extending in the the other direction of the length of the rail and adapted to engage and raise one end of said bar when said member is moved longitinlinally of the rail, said member having stop projections on the respective sides of said bar adapted to prevent longitudinal displacement of the member with respect to the bar in one position of the member, and said bar being sprung from a normal condition and pressing said rail gripping part and said member downwardly and pressing said part engaging the bottom of the rail upwardly in tending to resume said normal condition.

(1. The combination with a railroad rail having a base, and a stationary part of a road bed, of an anti-creeper adapted to engage said stationary part and comprising a spring bar extendingbcn'eath the ail and provided with a part engaging the bottom of the rail, one end of said bar having a rail gripping part extending over one side of ibc rail. base,.the other end of the-bar having an upwardly extending portion and an iii-- wardly"extending portion above the other side of therail base, and a locking-member interposed between said inwardly extemiing portion and. the top of the rail base, said member having an inclined face extending in the direction of the length of the rail and adapted to engage andraise said inwardly exteluling portion when said member is moved longitudinall v of the rail, said member having a Sl'Uppl'OjicilOll adapted to engage oncsido oi said bar and limit the movement of said member longitudinally of the rail. and said bar being sprung from a normal condition and pressing said rail grippingpart and said member downwardly and pressing said port engaging the bottom of the rail upwardl in tending to resume said normal condition.

T, The combination with a railroad rail having a base, and a stationary part of a road bed. of an anti-creeper adapted to engagesaid eddihflhll') part and comprising a spring bar extending beneath the rail and provided with a part engagingthe bottom of the rail, one end oi said bar having a rail gripping part extending over one side of the rail base. the other end of the bar having an u )\\-'ardl v extending portion and an inwardly extending portion above the other side of the rail base. and a locking member inicrposi d. between said inwardly exlcnd ing portion and the top of the rail base. said member having an inclined tare extending in the direction of the length of the rail and adapted to engage. and raise said inwardly exteinling portion when saidmember is moved longitudinally of the rail. said incinber having a stop projection adapted to enadapted to prevent lonjritndinal displace ment ot' the member with respect to the bar; in one position of the member, and said baa 8. The combination with a railroad rail 1 having a base, and a stationary part of a road bed, oi an anti-creeper aeapted to engage said stationary part and eomprisingr a spring" bar extending;- beneath the rail and provided with a part, engaging the boliom ol the rail, one end oi said bar having a rail l i l l t t gripping part extending over one side of the I v inored longitudinally of the rail. said memraii base, the other end ol said bar ha ring); an

nywardly extending portion spaced trorn llio extending portion and the adjae nt side f Y the rail base and said bar being; sprung iron: a normal eondilion and presr-aing said rail gripping p .and said member downwardly and. pressing seat part engaging the bottom of the upwardly in tending t reanme ran said normal condition.

it. The eombinatitm with a ailroad rail having a baee, and a staliona r part ol' a road bed, of an anti-creeper adapted to engage said statirmary part and eoniprisine; a spring; bar extendingg beneath the rail and provided with-a part engaging); the hottoir. ot' the rail, one end of said bar ha .n; a rail gripping partextending over one side ol the rail base. the other end of said bar haw ing' an up ardly ext mling portion spaced from the other side til the rail base. and an inwardly extending portion above the rail basin and a loeh ngg; n'irn'il'r'r inter m-rd b tween said inwardly extending por ion and the, top of the rail bane, raid men:-

oer harinj-I a part,- extendingz into the spare between said upwardly extending; portion and the adjaeent; :iide'ot the rail base. said member having an llltlil'tttl t aee extending in the dirc li n of the ength ol the rail'and adal'ited to engage and rah-e said inwardly extending portion when said llt'll'liH! is moved longilndinallv i' the ra 'L, and said bar hei sprung; l rom'a normal rendition and pre. in 1:f. :aitl rail gl'lllllll!" part, and said member downwardly ant. pro

ine' said part era-31;- in the bottom ol the rail upwardly in tendingr to resume said no: aal condition.

it). 'lhemoinbination with a railroad rail hating: a base, and a stationary part ol a road lied (d an antiereeper adapted to en gage said stationary part and comprising a spring bar (.(lt'lltlllltl beneath the rail and provided with a part engaging the bottom t base, and a locking ot the rail. one end of said bar having a rail gripping part: extending over one side of the rail base, the other end of said bar having an in'iwardly extending portion spaced from the other side 01" the rail base and an inwardly extending portion above the rail member interposed between said inwardly extending portion and the top ol' the rail base, said member having a part extending into the space between said upwardlyextending portion and the adjarent side oi. the rail lase, said member baring" an inrlined face extending in the direet ion oi the length of the rail and adapt-talto engage and raise said inwardly extending portion when said member is her ha ring a stop projection adapted to en gage one side of said bar and limit the morenltnt of said member longitudinally of the rail, and said bar being sprung from a norn'nzl condition and pressing said rail gz'rippine' part. and said member downwardly and messing said part3 engaging the bottom of the rail upwardly in tending to resume said normal condition.

1.1. The combination with a railroad rail having a base, and a stationary part of a road bed, of an antirrmpe' adapted to engage said. stationary part and comprising a spring bar extending beneath the. rail and n-ot'ided with a 'iarti ensagin the bottom i i h oi the rain one end ol' said bar having a rail gripping part; rxtiemling orer one side of the rail base the other end ol said bar having an m upwardly extending portion spaced from the other side of the rail base and an inwardly extending portion. above the rail base. and a locking member interposed be tween said inwardl extending portion and the top ol the rail base. said member havin a part extending into the space between said. upwardly extending pin-Lion and the adjaeent side of the rail base, said member having an inclined face extending in the dia-rrtion oi the length of the rail and afltl)t0(l to engage and r: so said inwardly extent ing portion when said member is moved longitndinally oi the rail, said member having a stop projection adapt d to engage one Std! ol said bar and limit the movement of said member longitudinally of the rail, said mem her having stop projections on the respective sides of said bar adapted to prevent longitndinal displacement. of the member with reno spentto the bar in one position of the mam-- brig and said har being sprung from :1 normal eondition and pressing said rail gripping part and said member downwardly and pressing? said part engaging the bottom of the rail upwardly in tending to resume said normal condition.

15-3. The eombimition with a railroad rai': having a basta and a stationary part of a road bed, of an anticreeper comprising 111 spring bar extending beneath the rail and provided with wpdrtengaging the bottom of the rail, one end of saizt'bar having a rail gripping part extending over one side of the rail base, a locking member engaging the other end of said bar and the top of the other side of therail b'ase, said member part upwardly in tending to resume said normal condition.

13 The Liombination with a railroad rail having a base and a stationary part of a road bed oi' an anticreeper comprising a spring bar extending beneath the rail and provided with a part engaging the bottom of the rail, one endof said bar having a rail gripping'part extending over one side 01"" the rail base, the other end of the bar having an upwardly" extendingportion and an inwardly extending portion above the other side ofthei rail base, a locking member interposedbetn'een said inwardly extending portion and thetop of the rail base, and a stop part'adap'ted to engage said'stationary part and clampedbetiveensa'idfbar and the bottom of the rail. said bar being sprung from a normal condition and pressing said rail gripping part and said member downwardly and pressing said stop part upwardly in tending to resume said. normal condition.

'14. The combination with a railroad rail having a base, and a stationary part of a road bed of. an anti-creeper eon'iprising a spring bar extending beneath the rail and provided with. part, engaging the bottom of the rail, ape end of said her having a rail gripping paif't" extending over-one side of the rail base, the other endrof said bar having an upwardly extending portion spaced from the other side of the rail base and an "ping part and saidmember downwardly and pressing said stop part7 upwardly in inwardly extending portion above the rail base, a locking member interposed between said inwardly extending portion and the top of the rail base, said member having a part extending into the space between said upwardly extending portion and the adjacent side of the rail base, and a stop part adapted to engage said'stationary part and clamped between said barand the bottom of the rail, said bar being sprung from a nor mal condition'and pressing said rail griptending to resumesaid normal condition.

15. The combination with a railroad rail having a base, and a stationary part of af road bed, of an anti-creeper adapted to engage said stationary part and comprisin a bar extending beneath the rail and. provided with a part engaging the bottom of the rail, one end of said bar having a rail gripping part extending over one side of the rail base, and a locking member engaging the other tend of said bar and the top of the other side of the rail base, said member having a beveldd face extending in the direction ofthe length of the rail and adapted to engage and raise one end of said bar when said member is moved longitudinally of the rail.

16. The combination with a railroad rail having a base, and a stationary part of a road bed,of an anti-creeper adapted. to en.- gage said stationary part and comprising a bar extendingbeneath the rail and provided with a part engaging the bottom of the rail, one end of said bar. having a rail gripping part extending over one side of the rail base, the other end of the bar having an upwardly extending portion and an inwardly extendingportion above the other side of the rail base, and a locking member interposed between said inwardly extending portion and the top, of the rail base, sa id member having an inclined face extending in the direction of thel'ength of the rail and. adapted to engage and raise said inwardly extending, portion when said member is moved longitudinally oftherail. i

17. The fcombination with a, railroad rail having a base, and a stationary part of a road bed,of an anti-creeperco'mprisin a bar extending beneath the rail'andprovided with apart engaging the bottom of the rail, our; end of saidbar haying arail gripping part extending over one side of the-rail base, a. locking member engaging theotherend of said bar and the top of the other side of the rail base, said member having a beveled face extending in the direction of the length of the rail and adapted to engage and raise one end of'said bar when said member is moved longitudinally of the rail, and a stop part adapted to engage said stationary part and clamped between said bar and the bottom of the rail.

18. The combination with a railroad rail having a base, and a stationary part of a road bed, of an anti-creeper comprisin a bar extending beneath the rail and provi' ed with a part engaging the-bottom oftlie rail, Q lQi Dd-of' said bar-having anrail gripping the other end of the bar having an upwardly extending portion and an j inwardly extend. ing portion above the other side, of the-rail base, a locking member interposed bet-ween said inwardly extending portion and the top of the rail base, said member having an in- :clined face extending in the direction of the length of the rail and adapted to engage and raise said inwardly extending portion 1 part extending over one side of the. rail base,

when said member is moved longimdinaity tween said bar and the bottom of the rail.

I it The combination with a railroad rail having a base and a stationarypart ol? :1 road bed, of an illlthtrlQG-PUJ comprising a spring har extending beneath the rail. and having raii gni ming parts extending over the respective 5l(.l(f' of the rail base, and a stop part adapted to engage said stationary part. and having a wedge fori'ned thereon and the rail, said wedge bein; formed between side faces of the stop part converging in the direction away from aaid stationary part, and said bar being sprang from a normal condition and pressing said rail gripping parts downwardly and pressing said wedge upwardly in tending to resume said IlO'LIl'lill condition.

20. The combination with a railroad rail havinr a base, and a stationary part of a road ed, of an antia-re eper comprising a spring bar extending beneath the rail and having rail gripping arm extending over the reapeetive sides of the rail h::e;.., and a stop part adapted to engage said stationary part and having a wedge "fornn-d tinsreon and (loathed between said bar and the hon tom of th raih said wedge being formed he- 1 part, said haibeing sprang from a norn'iai ('ondition and pressing said rail gripping 3 parts downwardly and pleasing said wedge clamped between said bar and the bottom of upwardly in tending to I'PSHI'IIC mll i normal eonditioin and said stop part having a down-- wardly extending stop projeriiion l'it'iflktfl! which and said stationary part said hat is located.

In testimony whereo't I atiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

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